Rescuers will put their skills on show to the public

Rescuers across England and Wales will demonstrate their skills as part of a continuing campaign to raise public awareness of the work they undertake.

Police name kayaker who died after lake incident

Police have named the paddler who died in Ullswater yesterday. Samuel John Yarwood, of Poole, Dorset, died after the twin kayak he was in with a fr...

Paddler dies as kayak capsizes on lake

A paddler has died after his kayak capsized on a Cumbrian lake. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was with a friend in a two-man boat on Ullswate...

Walkers barred from historic Abbey land after inspector's ruling

Walkers will be barred from paths around a historic abbey after a Government inspector ruled they were not public rights of way.

Expedition teenagers rescued from tent on Lakeland fell

Two teenagers were rescued from a Lakeland fell during a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition. The 17-year-old boys from a school in Norfolk were...

Drystone-walling scheme takes prize in Park Protectors' contest

A scheme to encourage traditional drystone walling and fencing skills in a national park has scooped top prize in an inaugural competition.

Dogs join rescuers in finding lost Dales walkers

Three walkers were rescued after getting lost on one of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks. Members of the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation were alert...

Lakes mine company presses ahead with zip-wire plans

The operators of a Lakeland mine at the centre of a controversial plan to install a zip wire on the side of a mountain said today they will carry on with the proposals despite the mine’s owner dying in a helicopter crash last month.

Bells and songs greet birth of new park authority

Britain’s newest  national park went official today, as the South Downs National Park Authority took up the running of the stretch of land between Winchester and Eastbourne.